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单词 front matter
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front matter

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noun Printing.

all material in a book that precedes the text proper, as the title page, copyright page, table of contents, dedication, and preface.
Also called preliminaries.
Compare back matter.

Origin of front matter

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Words nearby front matter

frontlist, front load, front loader, front-loading, frontman, front matter, front money, front nine, fronto-, frontoanterior position, front office
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British Dictionary definitions for front matter

front matter

noun

another name for prelims (def. 1)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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